Flying Lures

I kept forgetting to post this picture. We talked to this fellow who was striper fishing down at the dam about a month or so ago while we were catfishing. He drifted on downstream a ways, I didn't see it, but he got hit by a flying lure. Check the photo.

It wasn't too bad, Joey. At least it got him in the scalp where it won't show so bad. What's so funny is he said when he walked in the emergency room, the nurse or receptionist at first glance just thought he was wearing some goofy fishing hat with an ornament. :smile2:

I think he got a stitch or two. They probably gave him a tetanus shot, too. I've seen some cantankerous people down at the dam. Some of the folks on the bank are downright territorial, if a boat gets too close, they'll up and cast at them. If I had a boat, I'd stay in the middle of the river or next to the lock side. I've seen some folks down there who can cast all the way across the river.

Maybe I should have clarified that one.... While it would be a new body piercing, it would also be my only one.... I've only got the holes that I was born with, and I'd like to keep it that way.....All the holes that have been accidentally poked have all healed up......oooh:

I stuck a Gamakatsu treble hook in my left index finger, oh, about 20something years ago when making a homemade muskie plug. It wasn't very deep, I just pushed the hook around till the barb came out. Then I cut it off at the barb and pulled it out It didn't leave much of a scar at all, you can barely see it.

I kept forgetting to post this picture. We talked to this fellow who was striper fishing down at the dam about a month or so ago while we were catfishing. He drifted on downstream a ways, I didn't see it, but he got hit by a flying lure. Check the photo.

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That had to hurt, :beat_brick::0a35:I'd say that got his attention:0a6:

Let me tell you my tale about the time I was hooked in the scalp by a hook..It had to be one of the worse fishing trips I've ever had..There was this guy (his name was Val) I worked with used to always talk smack about all the fish he caught over in St. Bernard Parish back home in Louisiana..So I said "let's go then"..So we planned a trip..Him and another guy that worked with us got up at 4 in the morning to get ready for the trip..We got the boat in the water and it started right up and we started heading up the canal..We didn't get far before the motor bogged down then died..He got it to run @ idle speed but everytime he would give it gas it would bog down and die..I said "maybe we should head back to the dock before we get to far." he said "Naw it'll start running good its just cold natured.." He kept trying to get it to go faster but it always did the same thing..Then the battery started to lose its charge and by then we were far from the dock..Then he didn't have a paddle in the boat so he used a net to paddle us to shore..So we have to wait so he can go get his brother to check the motor..So were waiting in the boat while he walks to his truck and goes gets his brother..Luckily his brother knew all about outboards and came prepared to get us going..It took 2 hrs but finally we got going..Val didn't know where to fish..He didn't know nothing..The wind was really bad too..Well we were fishing a spot and I kept hearing a wizz by my ears everytime he would cast..I said "hey man you need to watch throwing that thing"...This went on all day..I kept warning him..Then it happened..He must have been trying to throw that thing as far as he could cause it hit me in the head and darn near knocked me out..I said "I knew it was gonna happen.." The hook went through my cap and into my scalp..He was able to get the cap off and really after the initial shock it didn't hurt..He got a good look at it and he said it was bad..I said " just get it out.." he said "its gonna hurt" and I said "just get it out" and he got it out..I think I caught 3 fish that day a sheepshead and 2 hardhead cats(saltwater cat)..That trip really sucked..

Let me tell you my tale about the time I was hooked in the scalp by a hook..It had to be one of the worse fishing trips I've ever had..There was this guy (his name was Val) I worked with used to always talk smack about all the fish he caught over in St. Bernard Parish back home in Louisiana..So I said "let's go then"..So we planned a trip..Him and another guy that worked with us got up at 4 in the morning to get ready for the trip..We got the boat in the water and it started right up and we started heading up the canal..We didn't get far before the motor bogged down then died..He got it to run @ idle speed but everytime he would give it gas it would bog down and die..I said "maybe we should head back to the dock before we get to far." he said "Naw it'll start running good its just cold natured.." He kept trying to get it to go faster but it always did the same thing..Then the battery started to lose its charge and by then we were far from the dock..Then he didn't have a paddle in the boat so he used a net to paddle us to shore..So we have to wait so he can go get his brother to check the motor..So were waiting in the boat while he walks to his truck and goes gets his brother..Luckily his brother knew all about outboards and came prepared to get us going..It took 2 hrs but finally we got going..Val didn't know where to fish..He didn't know nothing..The wind was really bad too..Well we were fishing a spot and I kept hearing a wizz by my ears everytime he would cast..I said "hey man you need to watch throwing that thing"...This went on all day..I kept warning him..Then it happened..He must have been trying to throw that thing as far as he could cause it hit me in the head and darn near knocked me out..I said "I knew it was gonna happen.." The hook went through my cap and into my scalp..He was able to get the cap off and really after the initial shock it didn't hurt..He got a good look at it and he said it was bad..I said " just get it out.." he said "its gonna hurt" and I said "just get it out" and he got it out..I think I caught 3 fish that day a sheepshead and 2 hardhead cats(saltwater cat)..That trip really sucked..

I kept forgetting to post this picture. We talked to this fellow who was striper fishing down at the dam about a month or so ago while we were catfishing. He drifted on downstream a ways, I didn't see it, but he got hit by a flying lure. Check the photo.

Here's another picture of the situation. No, it wasn't very serious, and the fellow who hooked him is paying the ER bill.

Let me warn anyone who hasn't been down there in a boat, especially in the springtime, WATCH OUT!! It's a pretty narrow channel. If there's striper fishermen over on the sidewalk throwing big jigs, you better stay on the lock side. There's a little wall right against the dam at a 90 degree angle on the left side. Stay to the left of the little wall near the corner. Somebody who can cast far enough can fish from the bank almost as effectively as a boat fishermen using artificials. The boat people have the advantage with live bait, however.